If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Boardgames

What boardgames do people rate highly? I've noticed there's been a bit of a renaissance for boardgames over the past few years, but I've not actually played anything apart from Monopoly and Risk.

What do people recommend?

If people give a shit about this thread I might keep this first post updated with recommendations.

Originally Posted by Paul Mason

It is absurd that we are capable of witnessing a 40,000 year old system of gender oppression begin to dissolve before our eyes yet still see the abolition of a 200 year old economic system as an unrealistic utopia.

I got Scythe for xmas -it's highly rated but didn't quite grab me.
Friend got Twilight Imperium 4th ed - but you need like 6+ hours to play a game /o\
Battlestar Galactica - This is a fun coop game with traitor mechanic (i.e. you're a frackin toaster!)

- MB's Samurai Swords
I prefer it over Axis & Allies. The former has more depth, IMHO

- The Railroad series

- Targui
It's a pretty simplistc game, rulewise. At least in comparison to those two above. But the randomized board for each game makes it interesting each time. Play time is also quite short compared to those other games, making it a game that some non-nerds might be willing to "suffer through". Coming from a Monopoly/Risk level, I suggest this as a start to up the difficulty.

Pandemic - easy-ish co-op game that can ramp up pretty hard sometimes (especially with more epidemics in the deck)

Forbidden Desert/Island - Both co-op and both very tough, but also reasonably quick.

Ticket to Ride - Pretty simple game that is easy to get into and play

Lords of Waterdeep - D&D themed board game that's pretty heavy on the strategy and is pretty good. Not too difficult to learn to play.

Mysterium - Ideally requires 3+ players, one person is a ghost and your all working to solve who killed them. Requires some thinking as it's very picture orientated and linking small clues together.

Talisman - great game but requires 90+ minutes depending on the number of players. I haven't tried any of the expansions but there are a few of them.

Settlers of Catan - Pretty solid game that can be pretty frustrating if the dice don't go your way or you picked your settlement locations poorly. Can be very funny when that happens to other people however.

Agricola - Farm building game that I never quite go the hang of in the few games I played.

Automobiles - Car racing game that is pretty solid. Simple enough set of rules but with plenty of variation in the options available that makes it quite replayable.

Splendor - Sort of card based game, some interesting mechanics about buying up resources to help buy other resources worth points.

Snow Tails - Similar to Automobiles but with huskies and sleds. Going for the cute dogs angle but the mechanics are pretty solid and the courses you create can be pretty difficult.

Mustsee:
(haven't tried the game, but every time I see this vid I wanna try it)

My god I remember playing this in my youth. My mom would DM for me and my two brothers. We had no idea what DnD was and this was perfect "lite" dungeon crawling. There were like 10 levels and you kept items/leveled up. I'm amazed no one made anything similar since that game goes for like $200 on eBay.

Last board game I played was Dungeons & Dragons: Conquest of Nerath Board Game. Fun fantasy themed "dudes on a map" light wargame (Axis and Allies complexity level). Has four empires, can play teams of two or free for all.